August 2009

August 28, 2009

At the beginning of October, my nephew Jon & his fiance Heather are getting married! We're very excited for the wedding & we've been searching for a cute dress for the last few weeks. I had a little bit of a tough time finding a dress to go along w/ the black & white color scheme, but finally found this one on Ebay that fit the bill. It's very girly & very "bootifuwl" {as Lydie puts it}. Black velvet on top & silk & tulle on the bottom with pretty flowers & beads {or butterflies, depending who you ask} sewn around the skirts layers. LOVE IT. At first I thought it might be too dressy, but figured, hey, it's not very often we get to dress up for such a special occasion. It's not the best pic of it here, but had to capture her in the moment. She had to run outside where Dan was working this night & show him how pretty she was. "Daddy, dad, dad... wook at wydia & her bootifuwl dwess!"

Lydia's been very into her clothes lately {the boys too!}. She has been frequently going into her dresser & pulling out stuff to look at, sometimes putting various pieces on & off or just making a mess in general! I took her to Target the other day to look at fall clothes & she kept grabbing things off the racks & saying "this is cute" & throwing it in the cart. Then I'd say. "look at this Lyd, this is cute, do you think we should get it?" to which her response was "yah, that's cute or ummmm, let's see... NO!" Yep, that's my girl! It is WAY too much fun buying girly clothes!

August 19, 2009

Since I wasn't able to post yesterday... I'm wishing my daddy a Happy Birthday a day late. I hope you're having a great time camping this week & that you had an awesome day yesterday. I LOVE YOU so much!

I know it's only Wednesday, but I've already had quite a week! All 3 kiddos are home w/ me this week... no babysitter & no grandma backup! Unfortunately I'm in the midst of a big project w/ Reminisce, so I wasn't able to get the week off, so, as you can imagine, the stress is building quickly around here. We have a lot to accomplish this week as well. Every night brings something we have to go off to do & tomorrow Collin & Evan start school.

Luckily, I have Lydia for a little comic relief & a few snuggles here & there. It's pretty funny to listen to the things she says when she's just playing. "yeah sure" "that's crazy!" "i'll tuck you in... okay?" "you stay in there... you hear me?" "i'm going to bed, i'm tired" "cooollllinnnnn!" She is definitely playing her role as a 2 year old well. Bossiness, tantrums, testing her limits... but she can be just as sweet on the other side. Oh & did I mention her big brothers that can't stop bickering about eVErYThInG? "fank you mom" "i wuv you" It's those sweet parts that will get me through the week... patience... please patience!

August 17, 2009

Last week Dan & the boys noticed our neighbor had smaller 4 wheeler for sale. Dan has always LOVED riding his 4 wheeler & the boys love taking rides w/ him. So, they decided to go check it out & Dan told them that we'd have to discuss it before making a decision. Parents making decisions for kids is like time standing still, of course. They were quite annoyed that we needed to take so much time to make what they saw as an easy decision! Of course my greatest problem w/ the whole thing was the safety & making sure they had plenty of rules on where & when & how they could ride. So far they've done pretty well & had a GREAT time w/ it. The first morning after they got it they both had sore muscles, but it didn't keep them from riding anyway! Hopefully it will give them many seasons of outdoor fun!

August 10, 2009

have been feelin' extra pudgy lately. of course going back n forth w/ the same 5-10 lbs always. needing to lose more, but it sucks & is soooo hard! i've been doing good at getting on the treadmill, mostly because it helps me focus through the day & with work being extra busy & the kids home for the summer & lydia, well {she's 2 ya know!}, it's also helping me try to handle my stress a little better. it's usually the food that gets me though. i was really good when i was fully engrossed in WW to eat well & control my portions {& saying NO!} & the weight was really coming off then... of course then i sort of got out of the groove. hoping that i can get back into the swing of things... i want to look good for my nephew's upcoming wedding & look really good for when i turn 35 in november! wish me luck... again :)

August 06, 2009

The other night after bath time Lydie & I went outside & she found this trike that the boys had left out earlier in the day {Collin got this trike for his first birthday!}. She jumped right on & for the first time I've seen her, she put her feet on the pedals & pushed herself forward! This little lady has grown some long legs this summer & I guess they finally are long enough to pedal! It was funny to see the look on her face when she pedaled herself foward... I think she was just as surprised as I was. She had to yell at Dan & show him as well {dad, dad WOOK!} Thought the concentration on her face was so cute. Then, of course, off came the shoes! Last night she pedaled happily on the porch on her pink trike & was unhappy with Evan when he tried to help her {EYANNNNN!!!!}. So what's next little girl? Seems that every day this summer brings another new thing for you....

August 03, 2009

Well, for some reason, on Friday, I decided to try to work Lydie off the binky. She LOVEs her binky, so I wasn't exactly looking forward to the task, but thought it was time to give it a go. Friday went pretty well, a little rough getting her calmed down for a nap, but it came eventually. She asked a few times for it, but I just said, "no, you don't need it" & she went on about her business. We've decided to let her have it at night for a while at least, so she happily had her way with it when we gave it to her before bedtime. Saturday was pretty easy, except for shopping {lots of crying} & naptime getting to sleep again, but Dan stayed strong while I went out with the girls & didn't give it to her until bedtime. Sunday, she asked for it a few times again {especially in late afternoon after she woke from her nap}, but it was just a few moments of grumpies before she went about her business. Lydie was more than ready last night to get her binky fix. Lots of noise comin' from that binky at bedtime! This morning she actually took it out herself & gave it to me & never mentioned a word before she went out the door to the sitter's. Good work sweetie! Guess this won't be our normal view of you anymore...

I have to admit, I am a little sad. My baby is moving farther away from being a baby! The happy thing is that we get to see her pretty little mouth singing & chattering away. She has been giving us some serious happiness with her cute little talk & singing. {btw... thanks Shelley for capturing this pic. it makes my heart melt!}